Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Vector – per se
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-13
2005-09-13
Lacourciere, Karen A. (Department: 1635)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Vector, per se
C800S298000, C435S419000, C435S468000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06943010
ABSTRACT:
An allergen-free transgenic peanut seed is produced by recombinant methods. Peanut plants are transformed with multiple copies of each of the allergen genes, or fragments thereof, to suppress gene expression and allergen protein production. Alternatively, peanut plants are transformed with peanut allergen antisense genes introduced into the peanut genome as antisense fragments, sense fragments, or combinations of both antisense and sense fragments. Peanut transgenes are under the control of the 35S promoter, or the promoter of the Ara h2 gene to produce antisense RNAs, sense RNAs, and double-stranded RNAs for suppressing allergen protein production in peanut plants. A full length genomic clone for allergen Ara h2 is isolated and sequenced. The ORF is 622 nucleotides long. The predicted encoded protein is 207 amino acids long and includes a putative transit peptide of 21 residues. One polyadenilation signal is identified at position 951. Six additional stop codons are observed. A promoter region was revealed containing a putative TATA box located at position −72. Homologous regions were identified between Ara h2, h6, and h7, and between Ara h3 and h4, and between Ara h1P41B and Ara h1P17. The homologous regions will be used for the screening of peanut genomic library to isolate all peanut allergen genes and for down-regulation and silencing of multiple peanut allergen genes.
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Arntzen Charles J.
Dodo Hortense W.
Konan Koffi N'da
Viquez Olga Martha
Foley & Lardner LLP
Gibbs Terra C.
Lacourciere Karen A.
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